Bio

Sophomore (2012): Ran in all five events for the Yellow Jackets ... Finished in the top five for the Yellow Jackets in three events ... Ran a season-best 5k time of 23:52.4 at the Wilmington Fall Classic ... Ran a season-best 6k time of 28:42.7 at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships ... Finished a season best 27th overall at the Bluffton Invitational (6k) with a 32:00.0 ... Named to the HCAC Academic All-Conference team ...

Freshman (2011): Finished a season-best fourth-place among DC harriers at the NCAA Div. III Regional Championships on November 11 … Set season-best time of 24:36.8 at Wilmington Fall Classic on October 14th ...  Competed in five-of-six meets on the year …

Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Bloom-Carroll High for Margaret McCoy … Member of National Honor Society … Named class valedictorian …

Personal: Marissa Bussard … Daughter of Ken and Pam Bussard … Majoring in forensic science with a minor in chemistry … Also runs for the Defiance track and field team …